Jan 10, 2015

Flock Focus Friday, 1/9/15

by
Kathy Shea Mormino

This week in a word? Cold. Don't let the super sunny photos from the beginning of the week fool you- we endured the coldest temperatures of the year in Connecticut this week and are looking forward to a warm up any time now!

Would really like to win this, especially since instead of limiting myself to 10 chicks, noooo, could I stay with 10, noooo, had to order 30. It's a disease, I tell ya. Plus, wanting to go to the Poultry Congress in MA this coming weekend. Chicken math is the one math I understand.

Dreaming....if I won this and bought the Tolbunt frizzle eggs, I could hatch them and then they could live in the brooder and then it would be so great. Thanks for the giveaway. I subscribed to your blog via email, liked brinsea and this is my comment

Thanks for the opportunity to win this! Also, I have a question after seeing the pictures of your chickens in the snow. Do their feet get frostbite? I know they have some sort of antifreeze in their feet (right?), but I also know they can get frostbite on their combs and wattles, so I was wondering how their feet held up in the snow. Thanks!

I'd love one of these! We're already looking forward to having our new fuzzy chicks in the spring! We made a cookie tin water heater this week for our older girls based on your idea. They love it! And yes I use lots of exclamation marks but these chickens make me happy :)

We just got our 25 eggs, straight run, all different colors. Going to exciting when they hatch on January 29th 2015. We dont have a brooder yet so this would be great to win. We just built our owncoop by hand and it turned out super. Love you Chicken Chick.

I would love to own one of these for the small batch of chicks I have coming next month!! Had my first last spring and used a red lamp. These look so much better:) Plus, my birthday is tomorrow and I know my hubby didn't think of this one from the kids:))

Brrrrr! Cold and snowy here too! This is an amazing giveaway, THANKS. I have a question, which I meant to ask on a previous occasion. I "liked" the Brinsea FB page a while back. Since then, I have commented on their page for several giveaways. Do I have to comment on their FB page for each Brinsea giveaway? Someone else may have already asked, but I have not seen it. Thanks Kathy. :-)

Please pick me. My buff orphington is broody and she's been sitting for nearly 3 weeks and its been so cold at night I worry about the baby chicks. She won't let me check them. This would be a blessing. Thanks Kathy for all you do for us.

Oh my, I am dreaming of spring. Nice seed and hatchery catalogs have been arriving for the last week. How can I resist? I've never had one of these, would love to have it ready for the little fellers, a safe and warm option instead of the triple chained into place dreaded 250 watt heat lamp.

I would love to win this. It's been a prize before and I drool over it every time. Lol. I'm hoping to win but I may have to break down and just buy it before spring gets here. I really like the product info you've shared on your blog. Thank you for letting us enjoy your chickens with you and their adventures.

I have to admit I am LOVING this site! I am impressed with the quality and friendliness of the site! I am going to refer several of my students here for the great information and content! It will be a boost to their efforts and a welcome site of inspiration! I am SO glad that I found it!

Hi Kathy, I just read your virtual coop tour from a few years back because I want to redesign my coop this spring. Thanks for some great ideas! I have been doing some online research, and haven't seen this question addressed, though, and wonder if you can help: I am concerned that when I open the people door, there could be unwanted escapes. We do let our chickens free-range sometimes, but I want it to be at my choice, not theirs! How do you prevent chickens from crowding the door and running out when you open it? Thanks for any thoughts you might have on this. I get so much great information from your blog!

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